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This monumental reference work is a comprehensive guide to the Ku Klux Klan. It begins with a brief history of the KKK, from antebellum predecessors to the present day. Subsequent chapters cover beliefs, including white supremacy, nativism, religion, moralism and education; terms and abbreviations, with a definitive glossary; biographies of prominent historical Klansmen and profiles of KKK groups and front groups; profiles of individuals and groups linked or friendly to the Klan; an historical overview of the Klan in politics, including friendly and adversarial politicians; a discussion of activities in the United States and abroad; the use of violence, with a roster of murder victims, a compilation of arson and bombing incidents, and sketches of riots and lynchings; state and federal efforts to police or infiltrate the Klan; watchdog groups; and current and historic journalists who covered Klan activities. Appendices provide a KKK timeline and reproductions of several key Klan documents.
Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Abbreviations
1. A Brief History of the Ku Klux Klan
2. Klanspeak
3. The Klan Kreed
4. Who's Who in the Invisible Empire
5. A Gathering of Klans
6. Komrades in Arms
7. Mapping the Empire
8. Friends and Foes of the Klan in Politics
9. Reign of Terror
10. Policing Vigilantes
11. Covering the Klan
Appendix A: A Ku Klux Timeline
Appendix B: Selected Klan Documents
I. KKK Prescript of 1867
II. KKK Prescript of 1868
III. The Kloran
IV. Constitution and Laws of the UKA
V. Seven Symbols of the Klan
VI. Constitution of the Original Knights of the Realm of Louisiana
VII. Constitution of the WKKKKM
Bibliography
Index
